Use of grafts in pelvic reconstructive surgery.

abstract：:Wounds on fetal skin can be repaired without leaving scars until the second trimester, but after this period, skin wounds leave scars as in adults. It's known that certain growth factors such as TGF-beta, and bFGF are present at a very low levels during wound repair in fetal skin. These low levels of growth factors mi...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Hwang EA,Lee HB,Tark KC

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sjogren's syndrome (SS) describes xeropthalmia and xerostomia due to lymphocytic infiltrates of lacrimal and salivary glands. SS may occur alone (primary SS) or in association with several other autoimmune diseases (secondary SS). The clinical features involve a wide variety of organs, including skin, eyes, oral cavit...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Rehman HU

更新日期：2003-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Genetic factors are known to be important in the etiology of bipolar disorder (BD). The fragile sites (FSs) are a very interesting subject for the study of clinical disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate fragile sites seen in patients with bipolar disorder and find a correlation between some fragile s...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Demirhan O,Tastemir D,Sertdemir Y

更新日期：2009-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of ultra low molecular weight heparin (ULMWH) on glutamate induced apoptosis in rat cortical cells and to explore the possible mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cell viability was measured using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Apoptosis was first an...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yu TG,Zhang QZ,Zhang ZG,Wang WW,Ji SL,Du GH

更新日期：2008-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Simple decompression of the ulnar nerve has outcomes similar to anterior transposition for cubital tunnel syndrome; however, there is no consensus on the proper technique for patients with an unstable ulnar nerve. We hypothesized that 1) simple decompression or anterior ulnar nerve transposition, depending on n...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kang HJ,Oh WT,Koh IH,Kim S,Choi YR

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We experienced a case of immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated anaphylaxis to levodropropizine. The patient was an 18-year old Korean woman. After taking the common cold medication including acetaminophen, domperidone, and levodropropizine, skin rash, angioedema and anaphylaxis were developed immediately. As she was tolerab...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Park KH,Yun IS,Choi SY,Lee JH,Hong CS,Park JW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transhiatal gastric transposition was performed in a long gap esophageal atresia without tracheoesophageal fistula. The patient was a 12 months old female infant with previous stamm-type gastrostomy. The stomach was mobilized preserving the right gastric artery, the right gastroepiploic artery and spleen. The proximal...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Han SJ,Kim CB,Kim DI,Hwang EH

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric carcinogenesis has been studied in various aspects. Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection and mutation of the p53 tumor suppressor gene have recently been argued to be important factors of gastric carcinogenesis. There have been many studies to determine the precise mechanism of how Hp is related to gastric cance...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Chang KH,Kwon JW,Kim BS,Hwang JH,Lee SK,Lee YC,Park HJ,Park IS,Kim HK

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractures of the distal radius are common among elderly patients. Although the indications for surgical treatment are clearly defined, there are patients who will not consent to an operation, even when it is indicated. Inevitably, these cases will require conservative treatment. The aim of this study was to determine ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Dayican A,Unal VS,Ozkurt B,Portakal S,Nuhoglu E,Tumoz MA

更新日期：2003-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent studies show positive association of early repolarization (ER) with the risk of life-threatening arrhythmias in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). This study was to investigate the relationships of ER with myocardial scarring and prognosis in patients with CAD. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Of 570 con...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee HY,Mun HS,Wi J,Uhm JS,Shim J,Kim JY,Pak HN,Lee MH,Joung B

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the therapeutic effect and possibility of the ultra-early surgery for poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (Hunt-Hess grades IV-V). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Nine cases with intracranial aneurysms, demonstrated by computed tomographic angiography (CTA), were treated by ultra-early surgery unde...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Pan JW,Zhan RY,Wen L,Tong Y,Wan S,Zhou YY

更新日期：2009-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether the dysfunction of p53 protein, caused either by the mutation of p53 gene itself or by the human papillomavirus (HPVs) is involved in the development of cervical cancers and to find out the status of p53 tumor suppressor gene in HPV positive or negative cancers, we analyzed 64 cases of primary cer...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim KH,Kim YS

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purposes of this study were to evaluate the usefulness and limitations of chest radiographs in scoliosis screening and to compare these results with those of thoraco-lumbar standing radiographs (TLSR). MATERIALS AND METHODS:During Korean conscription, 419 males were retrospectively examined using both ches...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Oh CH,Kim CG,Lee MS,Yoon SH,Park HC,Park CO

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A depressed level of natural killer (NK) activity is one of the various immunologic abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Interleukin-15 (IL-15), an immunotherapeutic candidate in HIV infection, increases NK activity and induces the excretion of CC-chemokines from divergent immune cells, but t...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Chang KH,Kim JM,Yoo NC,Kim WH,Park JH,Choi IH,Kim HS,Lee KW,Song YG,Hong SK,Kim HY

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Elevated aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) transactivating (AHRT) activity and uremia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) may interact with each other, further complicating the disease course. In this study, we prospectively estimated serum AHRT activity using a highly sensitive cell-based AhR-dependent luciferase ac...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim JT,Kim SH,Min HK,Jeon SJ,Sung SA,Park WH,Lee HK,Choi HS,Pak YK,Lee SY

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mid-ventricular obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (MVOHCM) is a rare type of cardiomyopathy, associated with apical aneurysm formation in some cases. We report a patient presenting with ventricular fibrillation, an ECG with an above normal ST segment, and elevated levels of cardiac enzymes but normal coronary ar...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Sato Y,Matsumoto N,Matsuo S,Yoda S,Tani S,Kasamaki Y,Takayama T,Kunimoto S,Saito S

更新日期：2007-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have been reported to possess the capacity to colonize vascular grafts and hold promise for therapeutic neovascularization. However, limited quantities of EPCs have been the major factor impeding effective research on vasculoangiogenesis. In this study, cytokine and culture conditio...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Shin JW,Lee DW,Kim MJ,Song KS,Kim HS,Kim HO

更新日期：2005-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was undertaken to evaluate the long-term treatment of esophageal strictures in children with corrosive esophagitis and to determine the effect of self-bougienage on recurrent strictures. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We reviewed the medical records of nine children that were treated for corrosive esophageal...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee HJ,Lee JH,Seo JM,Lee SK,Choe YH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Wnt and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) are major molecular signaling pathways associated with the development and progression of tumor, as well as the maintenance and proliferation of cancer stem cells (CSCs), in colorectal cancer (CRC). Identifying patients at risk of poor prognosis is important to deter...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Chang JY,Kim JH,Kang J,Park Y,Park SJ,Cheon JH,Kim WH,Kim H,Park JJ,Kim TI

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the masturbatory experiences and other sexual activities of young Korean males in military service. The actual status of masturbation and its relationship to sexual activity questionnaire. A total of 1,212 young males among military personnel in Korea were interviewed with sexuality questionnaires ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Choi YJ,Lee WH,Rha KH,Xin ZC,Choi YD,Choi HK

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) is an autoimmune-mediated subepidermal bullous disease in which the target of the autoantibodies is type VII collagen, a major component of anchoring fibrils. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the complement-fixing abilities and IgG subclass distribution of autoantibodies ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Cho HJ,Lee IJ,Kim SC

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) is the most common congenital anomaly, and it occurs in one out of 700-1000 births. Current techniques such as amniocentesis and chorionic villi sampling (CVS) require lengthy laboratory culture procedures and high costs. This study was undertaken to establish a rapid prenatal diagnosis of t...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yang YH,Nam MS,Yang ES

更新日期：2005-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to definitive radical surgery or radiotherapy may be effective in reducing tumor volume or clinical stage and may even enhance pelvic control and survival. However, there are significant limitations to the use of neoadjuvant therapy in the non-responder group. They include delayed total ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim JW,Kim YT,Kim DK

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although there is no clinical evidence of nephrotoxicity with the volatile anesthetics currently used in general anesthesia, a better agent should be needed in terms of preserving postoperative renal function in living kidney donors who have only single remaining kidney. The purpose of the current retrospective...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim MS,Lee JR,Kim MS,Ham SY,Choi SH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the Gordius worm is a parasite of crickets and several arthropods, cases of humans infected with this worm have been rare and accidental. A Gordius worm was obtained from a three-year-old girl who consulted a local clinic in Gwangju, Kyunggi-do, Korea. She lived in a rural area, and had eaten an insect that look...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee KJ,Bae YT,Kim DH,Deung YK,Ryang YS,Im KI,Yong TS

更新日期：2003-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with poor prognosis in several tumor types. The purpose of this study was to investigate serum CRP as a prognostic marker in small cell lung cancer (SCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The pretreatment serum CRP level was measured in 157 newly diagnosed SCLC patients, a...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Hong S,Kang YA,Cho BC,Kim DJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of early magnetic resonance imaging findings in predicting neurologic recovery at or below the injured level in traumatic cervical spinal cord injuries. Thirty patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injuries were included. All of the patients received a magne...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Shin JC,Kim DY,Park CI,Kim YW,Ohn SH

更新日期：2005-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to determine the impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes prevalence in patients with essential hypertension (HT) and to compare the developed microvascular complications of these groups. MATERIALS AND METHODS:An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed on 338 essential hypertensive cas...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Tugrul A,Guldiken S,Ugur-Altun B,Arikan E

更新日期：2009-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the hypothesis that mild hypothermia (rectal temperature 34 degrees C) results in the same survival time, whether induced spontaneously or intentionally, during untreated, lethal, uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock in rats. Sixty-four Sprague-Dawley male rats were randomly assigned to normothermia (Nth) (n=19)...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee KR,Chung SP,Park IC,Kim SH

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to describe hand function in relation with gross motor function and subtype of spastic cerebral palsy and to investigate the relationships among gross motor function, bimanual performance, unimanual capacity and upper limb functional measures in children with spastic cerebral pal...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Park ES,Rha DW,Park JH,Park DH,Sim EG

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00